Latest news with #EVSound

Car and Driver

Dodge Charger EVs Aren't Loud Enough to Alert Pedestrians: Recall

Dodge is recalling 8390 Charger Daytona EVs because some are not emitting a legally required exterior sound. The recall affects 2024–2025 Charger Daytona coupes, which can be fixed with a dealer-installed software update. While Dodge dealers have already been notified, owners are expected to be contacted by July 10. The electric Dodge Charger Daytona's big party trick is its Fratzonic "exhaust" system, which is essentially an external noisemaker. It's designed to trigger the same auditory sensations as a gas-powered muscle car, but the success of that effect is debatable. Either way, 8390 copies of the two-door Charger EVs that are roaming the streets are being recalled because some of them might not meet the legal threshold for how loud an EV must be. This is important to help alert pedestrians and even other drivers. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) requires that hybrids and electric vehicles meet a certain sound level and have sound characteristics. View Interior Photos James Lipman | Car and Driver According to a recall report that was submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on June 12, 2025, the amplifiers that make the exterior sound may have incomplete software, which is the reason for the recall. This affects certain 2024 to 2025 Charger Daytona coupes, as they don't meet the FVSS's required "2-band alert" and "relative volume change." As part of the voluntary recall, the automaker says it will inspect all affected models and update the amplifier software, if necessary. Dodge dealers have already been notified, and owners should be contacted by July 10. Eric Stafford Managing Editor, News Eric Stafford's automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual '97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a '90 Honda CRX Si. Read full bio